2. Going out with a, urrrm bang?

Boris Johnson signed off his final day as The Mayor of London this week in a super cringeworthy Tweet, which used the hideous phrasing “Operation Juddering Climax is coming to its final shuddering surge”.

This is my last full day as Mayor folks and Operation Juddering Climax is coming to its final shuddering surge:https://t.co/RQb9cESp3L

3. Why is London so expensive?

Google autocomplete has long provided a source of entertaining suggestions based upon other users’ weird and wonderful search queries, but what happens when you use the feature to form stereotypes of people and places in the UK?

Well, the indy100 did just that. The process involved typing “why is [county or largest city/town] so…”, and letting the search engine do the rest to produce this “100 percent scientific” map.

via indy100.independent.co.uk

4. Virtual reality paintbrush

Google have just unveiled Tilt, a virtual reality paintbrush that gives users the opportunity to take their creativity to a whole new dimension. The tool is set to transform the future of the design industry, and the lives of anyone who loves flying pink unicorns as much as I do.

5. Political pups

Strict election day rules prevented news broadcasters from reporting any details of campaigning while the polls were open, but this simply means #dogsatpollingstations gained the limelight instead. And we can’t complain about that!